Courses from Triangle ArtWorks focused on Training for Artists
Training will be offered by Triangle Art Works via 5 virtual courses:
March 18 – May 6, from 6-8pm (2 hr. webinars)
Triangle Art Works Courses:
Course 1 – Schedule C for Artists and Performers – Tuesday, Mar 18
Course 2 – Action Planning for Artists and Performers – Tuesday, Mar 25
Course 3 – Sales Training for Artists and Performers – Thursday, Apr 3
Course 4 – Grant Writing Clinic for Artists and Performers - Session A – Thursday, Apr 17
Grant Writing Clinic for Artists and Performers - Session B – Thursday, May 1
(**GRANT COURSE ALSO INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL CONSULT**)
Course 5 – Pricing for Profit – Tuesday, May 6
Triangle Art Works Course Descriptions:
Schedule C for Artists and Performers
Just in time for tax season! During this workshop, instructor Janet Ecklebarger guides participants through the process of identifying and accounting for the many diverse income streams (from contract day jobs to grants, awards, and sales) and business-related expenses that comprise the livelihoods of many arts practitioners. Tax legislation is always changing and Janet will address how those changes will affect the various situations for artists and other self-employed individuals.
Janet Ecklebarger is a working artist with a professional background as a tax associate. With a Master’s degree from Cranbrook, she has built a career assisting artists with taxes. She specializes in deductions for artists, musicians, and other creative types while also offering tax and accounting techniques for the right-brained. Janet lives on 30 acres in central North Carolina. You can learn more about her tax preparation work at tax-scout.com.
Action Planning for Artists and Performers
Take your artistic dreams and articulate them into actionable goals! We will develop a Personal Compass Statement, an aspirational instrument to point towards an ideal creative practice or venture. Through learning and applying the Business Model Canvas, S.W.O.T. and P.E.S.T. analysis, and other strategic planning tools, we’ll dig into how your art “works”. Lastly, we will use those reflective experiences to develop an action plan to drive your dreams forward!
Jennifer A. Reis, assistant professor of arts administration and entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is a creative entrepreneur, artist, educator and curator with 25 years of experience in arts business and administration. Additionally, she is a textile and mixed media artist who creates intensively hand-worked, ornately beaded, and embellished paper doll icons on cloth using traditional and alternative materials. Learn more about her work here.
Sales Training for Artists and Performers
Do you struggle to sell your artwork? Learn how to use traditional sales techniques as an artist to sell your work. Illustrator and presenter Scott Rempke has years of experience in sales and sales training and he will show you how to professionally communicate about your work in a way that can separate you from other artists. Learn about how networking, a ‘30-second pitch’ and your money mindset can help you find the customers you want for your work.
Scott is an illustrator who lives in Kernersville, NC. In addition to coaching and speaking engagements, he focuses on humorous artwork, Graphic Recording/sketchnoting (summarizing presentations and keynotes visually), corporate illustration projects, children’s books, beer label art and requested commissions. Clients include: The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, Perquimans Arts Council, The National Cartoonists Society, Artists Thrive!, Chadwick Consulting, and Triangle Art Works. Click here for more info.
Grant Writing Clinic for Artists and Performers
This professional development opportunity is ideal for creatives of all kinds who want to do more than just learning the basics of grant writing. The hands-on experience in the homework and second session where we “work” and “workshop” our grant narratives and/or justifications will mean that you leave the program with a much stronger understanding of what your grant packages can look like. As part of this professional development opportunity, participants will also have the option of 1:1 coaching for grant reviewing, editing, and general feedback. This 2-part clinic is an investment in your artistic practice and the homework is an integral part of the experience.
Jennifer A. Reis, assistant professor of arts administration and entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is a creative entrepreneur, artist, educator and curator with 25 years of experience in arts business and administration. Additionally, she is a textile and mixed media artist who creates intensively hand-worked, ornately beaded, and embellished paper doll icons on cloth using traditional and alternative materials. Learn more about her work here.
Pricing for Profit-Pricing Your Work
Join Tiffany Coley and Cynthia Deis for this virtual workshop where you’ll learn how to abandon the idea of the starving artist and make a profit with your artwork. This class will cover the details of a profit-driven pricing strategy for artists. You’ll discuss pricing for your artwork or art services, wholesale vs. retail pricing, how to identify productive hours and how to approach pricing to achieve a desired income level from your work. The class will work through pricing using a business case study and the details of pricing. You will leave with a method to price your work, including a downloadable file that can be used when pricing your own work.
Cynthia Deis is a Raleigh-based artist, writer and arts educator with experience in a variety of mediums. Her background as a production jewelry designer and retail store owner provides her with an artist’s understanding of business and entrepreneurial issues. Certified in REAL Entrepreneurship and REAL Craft courses, she also teaches and consults on pricing, studio layout, and email marketing with artists, craftspeople and small arts organizations. Learn more about Cynthia’s work at her website here.
Tiffany Coley is a jeweler and silversmith with a background in tech business. With over 15 years of teaching and craft sales experience, she sells her work to galleries and stores around the US and works out of her studio in Durham, NC. Tiffany has a deep knowledge of selling crafts at both retail and wholesale as well as how to create a focused product line. Tiffany is certified in the REAL Entrepreneurship and REAL Craft courses and consults with artists about pricing, production and sales. She brings her deep knowledge of the economics of art and craft to the course. Tiffany is on the board of Liberty Arts, in Durham, NC. Learn more about Tiffany Coley’s work here.
This grant is provided by “Durham Culture & Arts – Invest to Restart” a program of the Durham Arts Council supported by the City of Durham American Rescue Plan funds. Durham Arts Council will distribute funds through December 2025, to help support individual artists and arts and culture-focused nonprofit organizations and businesses as they rebuild, recover, and grow.